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Lower Jefferson Jefferson River Canoe Trail Map 3– Lower Jefferson (Continued from Map 2) known as Lewis’s Rock) from whence I commanded a very doubtfull or at all events much more difficult myself in a few days to find these yellow gentlemen if Pills, also known as Rush’s Thunderbolts, for the the Jefferson River, in honor of President Thomas encamped at the time the Minneatares (Hidatsas) The day was very hot and the mosquitoes more f[i]erce and strikes a severe blow with his beak ; after the canoes and proceeded up the Jefferson River. Saturday July 27th, 1805 most perfect view of the neighbouring country.” Lewis in it’s accomplishment. We are no several hundred possible. my two principal consolations are that from constipation and advised resting and soaking his feet Jefferson. The middle fork became the Madison River of the Knife R. first came in sight of them five years than usually troublesome (but the gnats less so). An amusing myself with it I had it set at liberty and it moved Lewis hiked overland with Charbonneau, Sacagawea, Lewis wrote, “We set out at an early hour and and his men camped on the Jefferson River about 1/2 miles within the bosom of this wild and mountainous our present position it is impossible that the S.W. fork in warm water. He decided the group should camp at after James Madison, while the eastern fork became since. From hence they retreated about three miles afternoon thundershower helped cool things off. off apparently much pleased with being releived from and two invalids for half a day. They passed through proceeded on but slowly the current still so rapid mile above its junction with the Madison. He noted country, where game may rationally be expected can head with the waters of any other river but the the headwaters for a couple days to rest, so the men the Gallatin River after Albert Gallatin. up Jeffersons river and concealed themselves in the his captivity.” the place where Sacagawea’s people hid when she was that the men are in a continual state of their utmost the abundance of gooseberries and saw some mallard shortly to become scarce and subsistence precarious Columbia, and that if any Indians can subsist in the soaked their deer hides in the river for tanning the Lewis had the men build a shelter for the comfort woods, the Minnetares pursued, attacked them, Monday July 29th, 1805 Lewis noted the abundance of kingfishers, captured. All except Lewis boarded the canoes when exertion to get on, and they begin to weaken fast ducks. The hunters brought in six deer, three otters without any information with rispect to the country form of a nation in these mountains with the means next day. of Captain Clark. The men were tired, but engaged killed 4 men 4 women a number of boys, and mad[e] The hunters went out in the morning and returned mallard ducks, grasshoppers, crickets, and mound- they met again, and Lewis continued on shore. With from this continual state of violent exertion.” The and a muskrat. not knowing how far these mountains continue, or they have of acquiring food we can also subsist.” in hunting or tanning skins and making moccasins and prisoners of all the females and four boys, Sah-cah- a few hours later with four fat whitetail bucks, which building ants. They saw trout in the river, but the fish all the brush, beaver dams and sloughs along the river, limestone cliffs crowded the river here and they Although the Corps of Discovery had seen wher to direct our course to pass them to advantage Clark wrote, “I was verry unwell last night with a Sunday July 28th, 1805 leggings. Joseph Whitehouse wrote, “the men at Camp gar-we-ah o[u]r Indian woman was one of the female they referred to as “longtailed red deer”. Lewis (continued on the other side) The men spent much Lewis found it impractical to stay near the water, and noted a great number of bighorn sheep on the rocks. evidence of Indian activity all along the Missouri, or intersept a navigable branch of the Columbia, or high fever & akeing in all my bones.” Nevertheless, Clark was very sick all night, but felt somewhat has employed themselves this day in dressing Skins to prisoners taken at that time ; tho’ I cannot discover wrote, “the hunters brought in a living young sandhill of the day tanning hides and making clothes. Clark so separated from the group for the rest of the day. Shortly afterwards, they reached the S.E. fork of the they hadn’t seen any Indians in nearly four months even where we on such an one the probability is that he set out in great pain with his men 8 miles across better by morning. They discussed the three forks of make cloathing for themselves. I am employed making that she shews any immotion of sorrow in recollecting crain ; it has nearly obtained it’s growth but cannot fly felt better, yet was still tired and sore all over. Lewis He returned to the river downstream from present Missouri (the Gallatin River). of travels. Lewis wrote “we begin to feel considerable we should not find any timber within these mountains the prairie to the middle fork (Madison River) and the Missouri, and since the middle and southwestern the chief part of the cloathing for the party.” The this event, or of joy in being again restored to her ; they had pursued it and caught it in the meadows. had him take Peruvian bark (a source of quinine), plus day Willow Creek by nightfall and fired his gun and Lewis and his men stopped here for breakfast anxiety with rispect to the Snake Indians. if we do large enough for canoes if we judge from the portion followed it down to the forks where he met Lewis. forks were of equal size, decided that neither could hunters brought in eight deer and two elk. native country ; if she has enough to eat and a few it’s colour is precisely that of the red deer. we see a Clark ate much venison. shouted in hopes of meeting up with the canoe party, while Lewis walked a half mile up the Gallatin River and not find them or some other nation who have horses of them through which we have passed. however Clark came into camp fatigued, very sick, constipated, rightfully retain the name “Missouri”. They planned Lewis wrote, “Our present camp is precisely on trinkets to wear I believe she would be perfectly number of the old or full grown crains of this species Tuesday July 30th, 1805 but they did not hear him where they were camped two then “ascended the point of a high limestone clift (now I fear the successful issue of our voyage will be I still hope for the best, and intend taking a tramp and with a high fever. Lewis prescribed Rush’s Bilious to ascend the southwestern fork and so named it the spot that the Snake (Shoshone) Indians were content anywhere.” feeding in these meadows. this young animal is very With Clark feeling better, the expedition loaded miles farther down river. (Continued on the back...).
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